Additional bands of men and mechanics have been engaged in constructing the telegraph line between Kueiyang and Kuangsi. They have pushed on with the work and the line is now finished as far as Tuhshan, a busy centre in the south of the province. The superintendent of the Telegraph Department has found it necessary to issue proclamations in the country districts explaining the purpose for which the line is being constructed and exhorting the people not to give heed to silly and foolish stories about what will happen to them and others if the line is finished, ete.
As there is a great opium trade between Tuhshan and other places open to telegraph communication, we expect the office at that centre will be a busy one, especially as the authorities now censor li mails te and from the different cities in this province.
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